he had a bob dole/britney spears thing going on. he was the face of a lot of things after his presidential run. same thing with senator fred thompson from the great state of tennessee. senator thompson ran for president in 2008. he did unexpectedly poorly. lots of people thought that he would win the race overall. but he didn't win a single state, and he quit early, and somehow john mccain ended up winning the nomination. after that senator thompson went on to become the face of reverse mortgages. do you own your house, senior citizen? let me convince you to unown it for a cash payout. call now. it wasn't quite as exciting as watching britney spears dance around with bob dole on a recliner. but pays the bills. having a high political profile is a form of celebrity. and politicians do sometimes choose to trade on that for money. but when they do it, we think of them of usually doing it after they hang up their political boots. it doesn't usually happen that you become a pitch man for something, as a means of preparing to run for pres

bob dole. manager and chief equity strategist. and bill lee. th america economics. gentlemen, i would say, just don't look. right, bob. if you're in the for the long-term, don't look. people are nervous on a day like this. it appears we'll lose 300 points on the dow alone. >> not a fun day to cap off a week where the markets look tired. don't look every day is what we've been trying to get people to do since the stock market began its tripling three years ago. there have been days like this. and there will be a lot more like it. in the environment, just before the break, when we start thinking about the fed commencing rate normalization, stocks have usually done well in it. pause and have some turbulence in it. and then resume. some economies are okay. which we think it will be. resume to the upside. this is a dicey period as you point out. liz: bill, i like how he put it. you need to work with good shock absorbers, in fact. you were actually smiling when we introd it. that made me feel better. today, we had an economic speed bump. that would be

it wasn't quite as exciting as watching britney spears dance around with bob dole on a recliner.t pays the bills. having a high political profile is a form of celebrity. and politicians do sometimes choose to trade on that for money. but when they do it, we think of them of usually doing it after they hang up their political boots. it doesn't usually happen that you become a pitch man for something, as a means of preparing to run for president. it doesn't usually go in that direction. >> hello, i'm mike huckabee. let me tell you that diabetes can be reversed. i should know, because i did it. and today you can, too. that's why i'm strongly suggesting that you look into this product from barton publishing called the diabetes solution kit. and i should know. it works. i use the same techniques to lose 110 pounds of fat, get my own blood sugar under control, and completely reverse my type 2 diabetes. your free presentation is coming up right now. see for yourself how this kit works. and what it can do for you. i'm mike huckabee, and i approve barton publishing's kit. >> these are cin

. >>> in 1996 the legendary senator from the great state of kansas, bob dole ran for president.ican nominee who challenged president bill clinton in 1996. senator dole lost that race. after that race he became a paid spokesman for viagra. >> courage, something shared by countless americans. those who risk their lives. those who battle serious illness. when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer i was primarily concerned with ridding myself of the cancer. but secondly i was concerned about possible post-operative side effects like erectile dysfunction, e.d. it's embarrassing to talk about e.d. but it's so important to millions of men and their partners, that i decided to talk -- >> pfizer hired former presidential contender bob dole to be the face of viagra. but he did not just do viagra. he also did visa. and he did dunkin' donuts and pepsi. once he did pepsi alone, and once he did pepsi with britney spears. he was the face of a lot of things after his presidential run. same thing with senator fred thompson from the great state of tennessee. senator thompson ran for president in 2

against bob dole and two in the polls, george bush clearly ahead of bob dole back then by 20 points inearly 1995, that stage of the cycle dole was questioning phil gramm. how about george w. bush in 1999 crushing elizabeth dole. you could see they were way out ahead in the cycle. only two recent nominees weren't, john mccain in 2008 and mitt romney in 2011, and both had trouble getting the nomination. where does jeb bush fall if you average all the polls taken, republican polls for president on average, scott walker is leading jeb bush right now, 16.2, 15 points. jeb bush, the supposed front-runner, just 15.8% averaging puts him in that mccain/romney territory, and that's the threat of scott walker. mitt romney was able to survive in 2012 because he had weak opponents and running against herman cain, newt gingrich, rick santorum. jeb bush will be running against scott walker. good news for walker, bad news for jeb bush in this nbc/"wall street journal" poll, and we will be back with more of the show right after this. r leak protection. new always discreet underwear for sensitive bladde

john mccain and bob dole all one denomination. -- a creature of habit in washington.ohn: there are a lot of donors that will give marco rubio a listen. we know that all over the place. people think it is not just positive. mark: the other thing about the senators, their washington outsiders. they can argue they are in the senate but not a creature of the senate. john: we never thought we would see the band who wrote the lyrics bring down the government before us. they also put out an argument -- and although -- album " heads of the thief." lauryn hill and the doors joining them. 25 albums on this list. who is your favorite? mark: i was tended to go with steve martin's " wild and crazy guy." what i am going with sesame street all-time platinum favorite. it includes kermit's reflective melancholy " being green." "rubber ducky" and a lot of songs that are happy and healthy and appealing to children and adults alike. one of the all-time great albums and belongs in the library of congress. john: i hear that song it brings back lovely memories. i struggled with this. unlike

capitol to get up quote from bob dole about the working poor. i had never interviewed anyone and i was a physicist. what did i know about it? so i applied my physics acumen, how am i going to -- all these reporters in the new york times, cnn they are trying to -- he was majority leader at the time, trying to get to him so how am i going to work my way in? i figured you know what? i will hang out by the bathroom because i knew he had a prostate condition and he was going to end up in the bathroom at some point. so the land the holds i was just hanging out by myself and he walked in. and i was so nervous i looked at him tall man and i said a bunch of gibberish i am sure it was gibberish and he sort of looked at me and kept walking, completely ignored me so after he came out, done with his speeches and so on, i was talking to his press secretary and trying to get him to get me five minutes to get my quote so people at time magazine don't think i am a total loser and so the press secretary was in the process of blowing me off and bob dole walks up a

bob dole once said that ted kennedy was the only senator he ever knew who could eviscerate you on the floor of the senate then come into the coat room convince you that he wasn't talking about you. but i'm telling you it was fun to do battle with him. but it was a daunting experience. and have no doubt about the fact that he was a partisan liberal democrat of the old school. but at the same time as we've described he was willing to work with the other side and come to agreement. but some of the most ferocious debates i've ever had, i will ever have, were with ted kennedy. >> schieffer: did you ever get mad at him on the floor? >> we got mad at each other. then when you walk off the floor all that goes away. because legitimate belief, is that each of us had. the passion i think is not only appropriate but admirable. >> schieffer: it's not that way any more? >> no. john says something important. to take it a step further having spent a lot of time with ted on a personal level, i could be in the middle of the ocean sailing with him not another human being within miles you would think he

cemetery and the national world war ii memorial where she met fellow veteran and former senator bob dole coffey was one of about 400,000 women who served in uniform during world war ii. the jobs that women have been allowed to do have dramatically changed since then. in january of 2013, then- secretary of defense leon panetta formally lifted rules that excluded women from ground combat, a change that recognized the danger that many women have faced in afghanistan and iraq since 2001. >> they are fighting and dying together. and the time has come for our policies to recognize that reality. >> sreenivasan: today, women represent about 9% of living veterans. by the middle of this century, that number is expected to nearly double. >> sreenivasan: some more news before we leave you tonight. authorities say the man who attacked security agents at new orleans international airport last night with wasp and spray and a machete, also was carrying explosives, six molotov cocktails. the incident ended when police shot and wounded him. if your m.c.a.a. basketball bracket has been busted you are not a

pass amnesty legislation for illegal immigrants the illinois governor republican senator kirk, and bob dole all urges audience members to pressure congress to act those views are surprising but illinois has a way to surprise you with politics. >> i want to let everybody know to be the friendliest emigrant city in the nation ever call rahm emanuel make sure we don't cooperate with immigration authorities when it comes to deportation and separation of families nobody kennel's a kid in school or to speak out with health care because you're injured would assure immigration status? status the lot in the city of chicago only in the city of chicago can you graduate from high school with a b average and a guaranteed you couldn't go on to the next two years of college for free even if you were undocumented. lou: comprehensive immigration reform? firefighters in south los angeles coming to the rescue plan to she was able to climb down herself with the latter and no injuries were reported but the causes under investigation. >> tsa agent finds a stowaway dog in the passengers checked bag fortunately be

bob dole is here to talk about that. we also have mike reagan to set up the story.e, we are looking at those traditions for falling profits for the next three quarters. every time that has ever happened in history besides 1967, it means the end of a bull market. mike: not necessarily every time. there have been 33 periods or profits have fallen year after year. about half of them have stopped after one or two quarters. looking at the times, they tend to keep going for five or six quarters. more than 80% of the time, it was associated with a bear market. it is not a great sign. olivia: bob let us get out to you. it seems like the story has been marginally growing the top line and bottom line and driving earnings. by is that now changing? -- why is that now changing? bob: one is the falling energy prices that hits oil companies really hard and that is where the biggest downward revisions have been and the other is the rise in the dollar which hurts the multinationals. what we haven't seen is the upward revisions that probably come from companies that benefit from the

it happens over and over, whether gerald ford or bob dole or bob mccain or mitt romney.alking with neil cavuto in january, ben franklin took a british symbol, and used it to promote idea of unity amongst colonies. i have seen the same symbol but differently, unite or die. it chopped off this snake that became that big rattlesnake we know the one with warning and determination, if you talk about retribution that is what it is byou see it when we talk about treading on your rights, the don't tread on me flag. it is hard fought fights again this government formed to protect them. now, ted cruz is announced, and floodgates have open to a very crowded presidential field it will get wider, wider, many people are wonder category the group survive without releases so much venom they poison whoever the candidate is. or over, to win a general election, gop will have to abandon the hard edges and seek to find that message that does not rattle the crowd. here is the bottom line, time for fiscal discipline from the government, i hope that understands understand this is a -- hope that

. >> he was bob dole or dolan. he was soft spoken. hank you for being a decent human being and i would love to donate to your foundation. >> debbie has herring back as you can see and just in time to celebrate her 21st anniversary in a few weeks. >>> actor kevin bacon has a new gig as a spokesman and you will never guess what product he is selling. here is a hint. it is a popular breakfast food. >> there is no better start to this day than eggs for breakfast . maybe eggs with a side of -- >> bacon. >> yes, he is promoting bacon. bacon says he has been a big fan of eggs and with a name like bacon i am the obvious choice. i watched the whole commercial and it is hilarious. >> and it took this long to put those two together? >> better late than never. it made me laugh out lied. >> a little march madness right? >> please. >> the brackets are set. all they need is to be filled out. we have your number one seeds and how they arrived there. mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills

bob dole couldn't have gotten nominated, john mccain and mitt romney couldn't have either.hey nominated the most conservative well-known nominee. >> good to remember. coming up in less than an hour louisiana governor bobby jindal joins us to react to the big news and talk about his own 2016 ambitions. >> john ham getting help from fr for his alcohol addiction. they are asking for privacy and sensitivity. the final days of his show mad men premiers. >> golf legend jack nicklaus is brought to tears as he is awarded the congressional medal of honor. >> he recalled nicklaus's 1986 win at the masters. he was given the gold medal for his 18 major championship. >> deservingly so. >> congrats to him. >> the time now about 20 minutes to the top of the hour. coming up a deadly dissent. we know the german wing plane was in an 8 minute dissent before it crashed. that does that tell us about the plane? >> parents listen up. a brand new study revealing the top distraction your teens are facing on the road. >> how an elephant saved the day. first take a look at the weather around the coun

bob dole from kansas. nancy kassebaum. barbara mikulski, democrat from maryland. this is a place where friendships were made. i will never forget hubert humphrey was literally on his last leg, dying of cancer. going through intense chemotherapy. we were about to recess. he died shortly thereafter. i remember barry goldwater walking up to him in the well and them and bracing for long -- embracing. for long period, both crying. the senate rising to his feet for sustained emotional applause. barry goldwater and hubert humphrey. as a consequence, the senate functions as it was designed. the nation in the midst of that turmoil in those early years that i served arrived at consensus. and all of america was better for it. all those i mentioned including former senators and current senators are sitting with us today. they understood and understand that no one has a corner on the truth. no one's perspective is the only perspective. each of them understood that the actions in this chamber should ultimately reflect the decency the honor, and the capacity for the american peo

something that people do not focus on, ben bernanke at the fed and sheila bair, the bush appointee the bob dolerotÉgÉ, worked with us. much of the legislation that was passed was their idea. even the legislation was bipartisan in that the bush officials who knew about the crisis worked with us, even though all of the republicans voted no. al: there is dodd-frank, of course. in retrospect, could it be made less complex? senator frank: no. part of the problem is why is it so big? in the new deal, they passed two bills. one dealing with banking, one with housing. i thought we would have seven or eight separate bills and chris dodd says to me, pal, do you know what it is like to pass bills in the senate? 60 votes six times? they will hold me up. the other thing was the financial system had become more confident. there was no such thing as credit default swaps in the 1930's. part of the problem was there was too little interconnection. we added a few things. i don't think it could have been any farther -- smaller. al: you write that the powerful financial interest as illustrated by dodd-frank, but d

. >> his name was bob dole or doyle or dolam and he was soft spoken. why have his name.out there, please get in touch and thank you for being a decent human being. >> she has the ring back in time to celebrate her 21st anniversary in a few weeks. >> celebrities are ready for the debut on "dancing with the stars" soon. >> that is an actor rumor willis and her parents say they will be in the audience. other big names putting their dancing skills to the test include suzanne summers and patti labelle and a former bachelor. they all is the same goal: bringing home the goal plated mirror ball trophy with the action at 8:00 right here. >> i feel like we have to prosecute for suzanne was born in san bruno. she great here. >> cool. >> the latest developments for ten american health care workers on my have been exposed to ebola virus in sierra leone. >> and the action 49ers player is trying to do to get back in the nfl we and will appear in court. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze.

ken ken they always said about bob dole if only he would have been more himself during the '96 campaignomney? >> maybe he ran too early. he wasn't palsy enough on that campaign -- ballsy enough on that campaign. he was humorless, obviously, and now maybe he's going to come back. he just needed to get knocked around a little bit. he's fighting evander holyfield. kennedy: i'm part of a religion where you're not allowed to pronounce his name. it's a harry potter thing. i can't get into it, it's like skull and bones. [laughter] no, i want obama to be less himself and do less talk show, and i want uptight conservatives like romney to do more. >> well, romney is not in the white house. he's the kind of person i want to see on late night because he has the time, and he's promoting a charity i'm all for. that said, i thought the writers were great, jimmy fallon was great with great writers and great talent, you can make anyone have a personality, you know? kennedy: maybe those are the type of people that should be in charge of presidential campaigns, hollywood writers. >> are you guys speaking

bob dole couldn't have gotten nominated. i'm not sure george w. bush could have gotten nominated. john mccain couldn't have gotten nominated, and mitt romney couldn't have either. they usually nominate their most conservative nominee. not since reagan and not between goldwater and reagan. when you think about the base, you've got to think about the large elements of the party that ted cruz to some extent will have to make peace with if he's going to get the nomination. >> but think about the strategy -- >> the general election whole other matter. >> think about the strategy for him going forward. you've got walker you've got bush you've got christie all fighting over sort of the mainstream republican vote. you know, the sort of moderate republican vote. then you've got rand paul and ted cruz over here fighting for the more conservative in the party. do these three guys knock each other out, and he just needs to knock out rand paul? >> he may, megyn. i wouldn't underestimate the appeal of scott walker to the republican party. moreover, he has a record of achievement to run on as an

presidential delegation, a congressional deliberation -- delegation to iran in april 1990, 1989, headed by bob dolethe congressional -- amy: sent to iraq? >> sorry, sent to iraq, to offer his greetings to his friendsaddam, to ensure him he should disregard the critical comment he hears in the american media. we have this for rush -- free press thing here, we can't shut them up. they said they would take off critics of their friend saddam. he invited iraqi nuclear and jameer's to the united's -- engineers to the united states for advanced training in weapons production. this was right after the iraq-iran war, along with sanctions against iran. then it continues without a break, up to the present. there has been repeated opportunities for a settlement of whatever the issues are. so for example, i guess in 2010, an agreement was reached between brazil, turkey, and iran for iran to ship out its low enriched uranium for storage elsewhere in turkey. and in return, the west would provide the isotopes that iran needs for its medical reactors. but when that agreement was reached, it was bitterly condemned i

by the way in doing financial reform, ben bernanke is the fed, hank paulson the treasury and the bob dole protege worked with us. much of the legislation that passed was their idea. even the legislation, it was bipartisan in that the bush officials who knew about the crisis worked with us even though all the fellow republicans voted no. >> hunt: it was dodd frank, of course, and complicated. in retrospect, can it be made less complex now? >> no, part of the problem is people said why is it so big? in the new deal they passed two bills in the securities industry, one bill dealing with banking, one bill dealing with housing. opinion had originally thought we would have seven or eight separate bills and chris dodd says, do you know what it's like to pass a bill in the senate? i have to get 60 votes. i think i can get that once. eight times? no way. they'll be holding me up, they'll find this and that. theout thing -- the other thing was the financial system was more complicated (in the '30s there were no collateralized loan and debt obligations. part of the problem is there was too little in

campaigning against president bill clinton turns out to be a dangerous affair for bob dole.head first off stage. it turns out that the presidency is just beyond his reach. and speaking of feet, waiting around for dignitaries can be tedious work. president bush takes the opportunity to entertain the press with some fancy footwork of his own. >> i don't know of any times when it's really good for a president to try to dance. >> president bush, it seems, disagrees. here he is again in africa. >> and secretary of state hillary clinton gets down in kenya. >> thank you very much. stop the music. >> even russian president boris yeltsin seems comfortable on the dance floor. >> kick it. >> not all politicians are quite so musically inclined however. just ask karl rove. ♪ tell me what is your name >> mc rove. >> i saw this one live, i'm afraid. it was even scarier to watch karl rove rapping in person than on the tv. he's got some of the movements that only dick cheney could manage. >> mc rove. ♪ our dnc is what they're calling me ♪ >> colin powell is equally musically challenged. here

republican party continues to nominate what's the moderate or establishment candidate, whether it's a bob doler john mccain or mitt romney and cruz over and over again is saying, that has clearly not worked for us. what we need is a candidate who can galvanize the base. i think you've seen here today the beginning of the execution of that strategy. >> now, while all of this is take place, hillary clinton was at the center of american progress home base at the round table speaking about hispanic americans and challenges in many of the urban areas in fact. and there was an excerpt i wanted to share with everybody from the boston globe. it would be unprecedented for hillary clinton to march to the nomination largely unoo posed which many predict could happen if warren doesn't run. so this is an appeal from the boston globe senatorial page chris cillizza for elizabeth warren to do what she has said she's not doing, to get in and challenge hillary clinton from the left. >> i think that op-ed was striking. just sort of the elizabeth warren you should run for president. i would note as pointed out by

it happens over and over again, whether it is gerald ford or bob dole or john mccain or mitt romney.t is not a winning strategy. david: ted, he could, excuse me, he could be right, cheryl, on this point, ted cruz. but when push comes to shove, i don't see a lot of establishment money going to him? >> no. in fact if we're talking particularly like wall street banks or large corporations they want to bet on the winner. want to establish relationships, put their money behind who they think, they believe is going to win. washington ceo council, they all said jeb bush and i don't think that's changed. david: move on to the democrats, because as hillary clinton presidential bid continues to slip a little, democrats serious looking to alternatives, senator liz warren who got endorsement from "boston globe." we didn't have to look very far, governor bayh. we've done this before but i couldn't resist. >> don't scare your viewers. david: i know it is impossible to be objective about yourself. you are a democrat who has governor never raised taxes. who appealed across party aisles to a lot of r

the bill that reagan introduced by former senator bob dole to you want to know what that calls for? it is no mystery a 20 / one ratio. congress increase it at 100 / one. even though that disparity is there. of crack cocaine are much worse that it just put in place the 18 / one ratio. clearly not as bad as reagan. sova to offer that as a way to think about the fed is plaint about this it was senator sashes to introduce the first major bill to equalize drug sentencing. to republican senator from alabama. he continues to be active and use his role there to equalizes sentencing. we see the politicians on the left contributing to this. but at the time congress was charging full steam ahead with the law and order approach then senator joe biden and basically not only cheered them on but helped them. some if you are old enough to remember the campaign in 1988. that it is so incredibly racially charged that it is a scare tactic. and that is the take on an ad. but if 1988 joe biden got on the votes and said the objective quite frankly is to lock willie horton up in jail. if you heard what he

we had bob dole john mccain, mitt romney.it's just another whoever's next up that hasn't worked so well for the republican party in the past. i just think voters are going to look at it and say, if we're running against hillary clinton, we'll need a name from the future, not a name from the past to win. well let's getting nasty out there. one of walker's key supporters in new hampshire jim luther said these fighting words about jeb. i wish he'd listen to his mommy who said we've had enough bushes in the white house. that's fairly nasty. political reporter from the boston globe joins us from manchester. what does it look like? i just have a real thinking that if bush doesn't win up there next year he's not winning anywhere. he's not going anywhere. he's got the most on the line. >> absolutely this is a must-win state for him and for chris christie and possibly even rand paul. what scott walker is trying to do here is to put himself in a position to win the new hampshire primary if he wins iowa. and, of course if you win iowa a

that introduced for them is introduced on behalf of the reagan administration by former senator bob dole on september 23rd 1986 do you want to know what that called for? it's no mystery because i have it up there. it called for a 20 to one ratio. it was congress then increased it to 100 to one. the 20 to one even though the disparity as they are and we still buy into the thinking that the pharmacological effects are much worse but the obama administration put in place in 18 to one ratio. clearly not as bad as reagan. i will offer you that as a way of thinking about whether the right is rightfully blamed for much of this. another twist is something i alluded to earlier. republican senator jeff sessions who introduced the first major bill to equalize drug sentence in. a republican senator in alabama continued to be active. he served as the u.s. attorney and used his role they are also to try to equalize. meanwhile we rarely see politicians on the left is contributing to this. we usually see them as champions, right? at the time congress was charging full steam ahead with this girl in my pu

that reagan introduced that is introduced on behalf of the reagan administration by former senator bob dole september 23rd, 1986, you want to know what that calls for? that called for a 20-1 ratio. it was congress that increase it to 1-1. the 20-1 even though that disparity is there and we are still buying into this thinking that the pharma logical effect of crack cocaine homage worse, the obama administration just put in place in 18-1 ratio. clearly not as bad as reagan. i will offer you that as a way of thinking about whether they're right is right fully blamed for carrying much of this. another twist is something i alluded to earlier. republican senator jeff sessions introduce the first major bill to equalize drug sentencing, a republican senator from alabama and he continues to be very active. he served as u.s. attorney and use his role there also to try to equalize sentencing. meanwhile we rarely see politicians on the left as contributing to this. we usually see them as a champion. but at the time congress was charging full steam ahead with this grueling leave punitive law-and-order a

>> i was helping bob dole, i was driving across from cleveland back to new hampshire after we had been out there and i thought, you know, the business community's not getting involved, so we -- they're too busy. and we had a subscription service. and everybody subscribed and the year ahead of time you'll see all the candidates, and they did. and it eventually morphed into this. we had the new england council involved from the beginning. and it has just taken off. >> it's become a must do. rea y has. >> can i get a picture of you and brian? >> good to see you. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> wouldn't declaration of deal with all these issues of putting -- >> great question. no, not really. i mean you can hold them as any come combatants as a law of war without -- >> without -- >> yes. >> why aren't we putting these idiots on trial? >> well, when you declare war, you change all insurance coverage. [ inaudible ] if there's another attack on the country. >> thank you very much, sir. >> we can do all we need to do with the aumf and the president. >> you will be defeated. one sentence.

spent a number of years on the hill as many of you know, most prominently as bob -- senator bob dole'so, was a member of med pac and serves on a number of nonprofit corporate boards. sheila is our designated visionary today. she's charged with identifying some of the major challenges facing medicare as it enters its second half century and i'm looking forward to hearing from you. >> thank you very much. i have to admit i've never been called a visionary, but maybe it's my trifocals that are working in my interest. certainly reflecting my age. i want to -- it's a great pleasure to be here again and to be with my colleagues on the panel and to talk about the medicare program. i'm essentially going to start with juliet left off and try and reflect looking forward on what some of my colleagues have commented on in terms of the challenges facing medicare. but i wanted to begin by underscoring a point that raul made and that is that how we pay, who we pay, what we pay for makes an enormous difference. as we've seen since literally the passage of the program in '65, as medicare goes, so large

and bob dole. bob you're here on the set, what do you think about this deal this morning?e equity, all warren said in his annual report about it as long as financing is cheap, we're going to get a bunch more deals like this. because it's a lot easier to justify them than when interest rates are normal. whatever that means. so we're going to get more deals. >> big deals? >> i think we'll get big deals, yeah. >> howard, how about you? >> especially that 9. $7 billion dividend. but definitely bigger is better. going back to consolidation. probably the fifth largest food company. speaks to the availability of money. and building up, as compared to break down which was still a trend in a lot of companies. divestiture. >> bob, you're not concerned about prices that have risen to a point -- i know you're talking about cheap financing but we've seen a run in the markets the this point. >> knowno question about it becky. the other side is when stocks were cheaper a lot of companies wouldn't contemplate doing business. rates are still low. yes, prices are up some so i think the conf

we had bob dole john mccain. if it's whoever next up that hasn't worked so well in the past jeb is a good man. i think voters are going to look at this and say if we're running against hillary clinton we'll need a name from the future, not the past to win. we talk about he gives the history there, the establishment always seems to win the primaries in the end. i think walker is tapping into something. i'm see ega resistance to bush that i didn't see for romney and mccain. >> absolutely. he's making a good point. the way that the establishment candidate has won, as you said is there is a lot of right wing candidates. they fight with each other and the establishment person is last man standing. it has always been man. this time around you've got two kind of establishment candidates. al scott walker is making his claim to money -- i consider him an extreme right winger. he's making his claim to the donor class. he's done important things. he's going right at jeb bush not letting him have the establishment mantle whi

she spent a number of years on the hill as many of you know most prominently as senator bob dole's chief of staff if she was a member of medpac and serves on a number of the nonprofit boards. sheila is our designated visionary today charged with identifying some of the major challenges facing medicare as it enters its second half-century and i'm looking forward to hearing from you. ms. burke: thank you very much. i have to admit i've never been called a visionary but maybe it is my trifocals reflecting my age. it's a pleasure to be here to talk about the medicare program. i am essentially going to start where juliet left off and then try to reflect looking forward on what some of my colleagues have commented on in terms of the challenges facing medicare but i want to begin by underscoring a point that was made on how we pay, who we pay and what we pay for makes an enormous difference. as the have seen since the passage of the program in 1965 and as medicare goes, so largely does health care delivery systems. we saw it and how we transition the payment and how that occurred. the private s

host: i was helping bob dole and i said the business community was not get involved so we had a subscription safrpbsd everybody subdescribed and we were a year ahead of time you were going to see the candidates and eventually it morphed into this. we had the new england council involved in the beginning and it has just taken off and it has become a must do. may i get a picture of you with brian? senator graham: thank you. host: wouldn't declaration of war deal with all the issues? senator graham:not really. you can use it under the law of war. without -- >> why are we putting these idiots on trial. senator graham. . when you declare war you change all the issues and economics of it if there is another attack on the country you are not covered. we can do all tpwhaoed with this. >> nice clean one, one sentence. senator graham: you will be deviated. >> how are you? i'm a city councilmember. senator graham: i was a city attorney and you have nobody to blame blame. this is the last line. >> given your past -- senator graham: a carbon economy needs to come about with creating jobs. whether it is a

. >> in what many are calling "a political hail mary pass," bob dole this week announced that he's resigning

>> i was helping bob dole, i was driving across from cleveland back to new hampshire after we had been out there and i thought, you know, the business community's not getting involved, so we -- they're too busy. and we had a subscription service. and everybody subscribed and the year ahead of time you'll see all the candidates, and they did. and it eventually morphed into this. we had the new england council involved from the beginning. and it has just taken off. >> it's become a must do. rea y has. >> can i get a picture of you and brian? >> good to see you. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> wouldn't declaration of deal with all these issues of putting -- >> great question. no, not really. i mean you can hold